Many of us spend 8 hours or more sitting per day. Did you know that extended sitting, even for individuals who exercise 30 minutes per day, increases your risk for conditions like heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and even early death?
It is a bit shocking when I realize I have been teaching fitness since 1975 right out of high school. I started teaching basic dance aerobics, which were the first version of high/low aerobics by Jacki Sorensen. I taught my first class with a vinyl 45 record album on a record player which was a long way from today’s Pandora, iPod or iPhone.
My clients commonly ask me What should I weigh? — as if I had a crystal ball. Although I could look at weight charts, I find charts to often be misleading; each athlete’s body is unique. I prefer to suggest an appropriate weight range for a person based on a conversation with them, not by looking at a chart. Yet, many athletes pick a number that sounds good for their ideal weight. Sound familiar?
As of January 1, 2015, all 75 plus million Baby Boomers had celebrated their 50th birthday thus beginning two decades of older consumers out numbering those under 18 for the first time in history. And not just those who were born between the years 1946 and 1964, but all adults aged 50 plus. This was supposed to be the moment that advocates for ageless marketing like myself had been awaiting.
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Maurice D. Williams is a fitness business owner and educator based in Bethesda, MD. He runs Move Well Fitness and Move Well Fit Academy.
Readers have no doubt heard all of the factoids put forth by self-appointed boomer experts and national aging organizations over the past couple of decades…
There are many perspectives on functional training and frankly a lot of confusion in the fitness industry about what it is and what it isn’t. The “anti-functional” training faction would argue that the functional training movement is a fraud and that all exercise done properly is functional.
As an Occupational Therapist, many patients come to me who are in pain and are suffering from a variety of issues including breast cancer, repetitive stress injuries, musculoskeletal problems, and back pain. I use both Yoga and Pilates in my practice Integrated Mind and Body in Boston for relaxation, and to help prepare patients physically and psychologically for the treatments that I offer.